De-Addiction

26 Jul 11 - Addiction De-Addiction News

HC seeks details on drug de-addiction centresPANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa on Monday enquired whether Goa had drug de-addiction and counselling centres for treatment of drug addiction among street children . A division bench comprising Justice SA Bobde and Justice FM Reis sought to know ...

De-addiction campAfter the successful completion of the first free de-addiction camp where 33 patients were treated and six vulnerable clients were adopted, Santulan, an NGO, has planned a second free de-addiction camp from August 1 to 15. Santulan will provide free ...

RK Vishwajit: De-Addiction Fitness TrainerGoing cold turkey on an addiction can be exasperating. Vishwajit, a Manipuri youth from Imphal, knows how to wean addicts away from mind-altering substances — body-building. His 'Animal Gym' at Khoyathong in Imphal, has turned into a rehab for many. ...

Recovering drug addicts in Pune get a new way of livingSantulan helped them get rid of addiction through their de-addiction camp held in June this year. Later, the NGO decided to adopt them for rehabilitation. An activist from Santulan, Indrajit Deshmukh said, “A total of 33 people had participated in the ...

Women drug addicts coming forward for counseling in KashmirThe phone line for counseling has helped women to come out of the closet," said Dr Muhammad Muzaffar Khan, in-charge Police Control Room De addiction Centre in Srinagar. An online counseling centre was opened in Srinagar three months ago in Srinagar. ...

Police take anti-drug message to schools, collegesA city de-addiction centre realised that observing just one day, June 26, as International Day Againt Drug Abuse was not really serving the purpose of weaning young people away from narcotic substances. The Pune police, too, following raids and seizure ...

College students visit Drug De-addiction centreSrinagar, July 14: Around 150 students of the department of Psychology, Government Degree College Sopore Thursday visited the Drug De-addiction Center and Stress Management Center at Police Control Room, Srinagar. A police handout said that Dy SP Manoj ...

Drugs and the ValleyHere, drugs are not used for recreational purposes but as a coping mechanism to deal with the stresses of a conflict zone, a doctor from a de-addiction facility explains. The indulgence of youth in illegal substances and alcoholism is on a rise, ...

Implementation of existing booze laws needed: Mukta PuntambekarOur experience at the Muktangan De-addiction Centre in Pune shows that the age of consumption has come down to 13-14 years. The number of female addicts, too, has increased. The laws about consumption, sale and purchase of alcohol are already in place ...